Marketplace shopping app Mercari took its total funding to about $39m after raising cash in a GMO-backed series C round.

Baidu has purchased a controlling stake in internet deals company Peixe Urbano for an undisclosed fee in order to further its reach in the Brazilian e-commerce market.

South Africa's largest e-commerce platform Kalahari is to merge with competitor Takealot in a bid to win back some of the market from large foreign rivals.

CrunchFund-backed BloomNation, an online marketplace for florists, has raised $5.6m in series A funding, bringing the total raised by the company to $7m.

Refold is commercialising recyclable, foldable desks.

Mobile commerce app Curbside has raised $8m in an O'Reilly Media-backed series A round that brought the total raised by the company to $9.5m.

British Growth Fund has made its first investment in a publicly listed company, investing $16.2m in carpet and floor covering company Victoria, which will enable the company to acquire Abingdon Flooring.

Location tracking device manufacturer Tile has revealed it has raised $13m across two rounds from backers including Tencent to fund the release of an Android app.

Office products retailer Poppin has secured the money in a Fifth Third-backed series C round that will be used to further develop its technology.